I don't know whether this will surprise anyone or not, but the main reason I created Sciral Consistency is to keep track of my workouts. For years I've lifted weights, and I got very tired of traditional "split" routines where I would work one set of muscles M/W/F and another set T/Th/S. This struck me as quite rigid and didn't always allow for my body to recover properly between workouts, much less allow for the chaotic nature of my life in general.

I wanted a way where I could set a "recovery range" for each muscle group, to avoid either overtraining or undertraining. I realized this general idea extended to many other sorts of tasks. Thus was born Sciral Consistency.

So my "Workout" document has each major muscle group listed as a separate task, and my target ranges reflect my experience of how long each group takes to recover. I plan my workouts based on which muscles are recovered on the given day I go to the gym. Doing things this way keeps things fresh and interesting, and avoids a lot of the dull monotony of the having the exact same workouts week after week.

I have both 'exercise' and the same 'boring stuff'... but I also use tasks without a target range to keep track of when my DSL service goes out. I used that to make a case to BellSouth that got me a $250 refund! What a deal!

My plants are alive thanks to Consistency. I also use it for some medical equipment maintenance -- rinse filters every week, etc. Theoretically I could put this on the calendar, but as a procrastinator of longstanding, I fall into the trap of: I'm 3 days late, might as well wait until next week. Consistency closes that loophole and works much better for me than a calendar. I first saw recommendation on TidBITS newsletter, good advice.Kate, aka Cluelass